Gift & Estate Tax Workshop Individual Sessions

What are the effects of Forms 706 and 709 on Form 1041? This session will look at a sample completed Form 1041 and pinpoint areas of interest.
Originally presented as part of Gift & Estate Tax Workshop: Forms 709, 706 & 8971 2025.

Learn about the areas of overlap and differences between federal and Illinois estate tax law. Learn about challenges you might face if you have no federal estate tax but have an Illinois estate tax. The discussion will also include issues with establishing or changing domicile, structuring an estate plan to minimize Illinois estate tax, and questions you should ask your clients to avoid future Illinois estate tax problems.
Originally presented as part of Gift & Estate Tax Workshop: Forms 709, 706 & 8971 2025.

This session will give you some general advice on post-death tax planning, including information to help you with formal elections and estate administration decisions. Materials will include a checklist of elections and decisions to aid you in this process. Finally, there will be a discussion on using disclaimers.
Originally presented as part of Gift & Estate Tax Workshop: Forms 709, 706 & 8971 2025.

Basis consistency (IRC §1014(f)) and new reporting requirements with regard to property the value of which is included in a decedent’s gross estate for federal estate tax purposes to be reported to the IRS on Form 8971 and provided to the recipients of the property on Schedules A (IRC §6035) were enacted July 31, 2015. This presentation will overview these new Code sections, the pending Proposed Regulations (and final regulations if issued prior to the presentation), and the new Form 8971 and Schedule A.
Originally presented as part of Gift & Estate Tax Workshop: Forms 709, 706 & 8971 2025.